…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors....…
…T wo years ago, I joined ROTC on campus as a sophomore. That March, in 2015, the boy I considered to be one of my closest friends both in the program and in the school decided to take advantage of me one night after I had been drinking at the bars. I didn’t know what to think the next few days; I passed the night off as something that had happened before: I got too drunk, and mistakes were made. It wasn’t until I came back to sc...…
…I spent last summer working for a nongovernmental organization in Delhi, India. One weekend I took a day trip to see the Taj Mahal. On the bus back, I struck up a conversation with a fellow traveler — a deceptively young-looking Swiss man. He had spent months traveling throughout Latin America and Asia. Toward the end of the bus ride, he summarized his travels with a comparison. He told me “our” societies in the West are d...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Thursday, January 24, 2019 O ver the recent holiday, I attended an event as part of the 2019 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Symposium at the University of Michigan. I heard about the harsh experiences three women faced as they participated in a student-led committee to confront racism in the South during the 1960s. Someone asked how the civil rights movement became as pow...…
…I n 2009, Marc Webb’s directorial debut “(500) Days of Summer” was released to high acclaim. The film, told in a non-linear arc, guides us through the eyes of Tom Hansen, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, a hopeless romantic who becomes infatuated with Summer Finn, portrayed by Zooey Deschanel. When the film was released, it received high praise from both critics and audiences, with famed critic Roger Ebert giving it a fl...…
…Y ou, sir, are killing us!” shouted one of the students, as fellow protesters flashed signs accusing Charles Murray of being a white supremacist and a fascist. One went even further, pointing at Murray and accusing him of “denying her existence” since she is a woman of color in science. The protesters had been driven to disrupt Murray in large part because of his book “The Bell Curve,” which drew correl...…
…4 Thursday, May 24, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. I ’m several weeks into my first spring semester at University of Michigan, and I still can’t believe it’s actually happening. My mind can’t juxtapose the warm weather and greenery with the formerly bitter atmosphere surrou...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, January 24, 2018 DAYTON HARE Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ALEXA ST. JOHN Editor in Chief ANU ROY-CHAUDHURY AND ASHLEY ZHANG Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s Editorial Board. All other sign...…
…L ast week, I was walking to class when I scrolled past a picture of Hillary Clinton on Twitter. I suddenly remembered the period of hopefulness and confidence before the election that was so prevalent among my peers and on social media. The realization of how different things would be had she won the election hit me hard, and I was struck by the intense difference in pervading mood between then and now. ...…
…B lack History Month, for me, is by far the most meaningful month of the year. A time to reflect on the triumphs, tragedies and teachable moments of the past, while celebrating the influential people, institutions and events of today. It is also a time to look to the future and imagine a society greater than the one we currently inhabit. Since President Gerald Ford commissioned February as Black History Month in 1976 as a ...…
…Monday, May 24, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Apoor standard SIMON BORST E-MAIL SIMONATSIMKAL UMICII.EDU. f you're beginning the pro- cess of applying to graduate schools, then you are likely preparing to take a standardized test. For me, it's the Graduate Record Exami- nation, or GRE. When I began studying for the test, the section TOMMASO I feared was PAVONE "Quantitative Reasoning." But after taking some practice exams, I ...…
… I 8 Thursday, July 24, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com DOMINICK'S NOW HIRING all positions F/PT. Call 734-834-5021. KERRYTOWN MARKET & SHOPS NOW HIRING part-time jani- torial/maintenance employee to work 10-20 hrs per week. Mostly evening shifts and weekend evenings. College student ideal for this job. Responsibili ties include cleaning of common area walls, elevators, bathrooms...…
…i The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 5A Blind Pig brings the fun with a band called fun. Former Format frontman A funeral for 'Four Weddings' comes to Ann Arbor with new peppy pop outfit fun. for lone headlining show By DAVID RIVA Daily Arts Writer Hardly any good ever comes from a band break-up. McCartney and Lennon apart never reac...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 5A A 'Bounty' of mediocrity Aniston and Butler have W 'U' student talks Gallery Project awkward chemistry in unexceptional, sexy action flick By BEN VERDI For the Daily This is not Sparta, but it's not terrible either. "The Bounty Hunter," a sexy action flick, is perfectly average in every way. You sit do...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Aft Monday, January 24, 2011 - 5A a The Michigan Daily - michigandailycomMonday, January 24,2011 - 5A w SMOKING From Page 1A smokers, who continue to cho to smoke, move to the edges campus space," Winfield sa "Sidewalks across the Diag, si walks across the Engineer campus, the Music campus, so on are all off limits." Smoking will only be allow in a University parking lot structure if the smoker lig u...…
…News The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 24, 2011- 5A COLEMAN From Page 1A Michigan and you're really not sure (what you want to do), that being in LS&A is probably a real- ly good idea because there's such a breadth of possibility there that you can sample almost anything you can think of," Coleman said. "A lot of students learn through their freshman year of things that they like, as well as things that they don't l...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com JAPAN From Page 1A UMHS has already seen an outpouring of support for vic- tims of Japan - not just at the main campus hospital but also at medical offices throughout the area, Gavin said. "The health system commu- nity has really rallied around this cry," she said. "They're coming together." Supplies will be transported to Japan by the Detroit-based aid organization World Medical LSA From Page 1A The De...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 24, 2010 - 5A 'M' opens Big Ten play after starting year 11-1 Senior Lexi Zimmerman is 25 assists away from the breaking the Michigan all-time assists record, previously held by Linnea Mendoza. Michigan coach Mark Rosen said Zimmerman may be the best player to ever suit up for the Wolverines. Zimmerman ready to mak real histoy Want to see some real history this weekend? You know, the...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 5 Aside dish album Palin can't win the cable television vote Minaj shines in guest spots, but doesn't work her magic on 'Pink Friday' By SHARON JACOBS AssistantArtsEditor While every successful Thanks- giving requires a turkey, it's the side dishes that complete our bel- ly-busting holi- *J1 day - mouthfuls of smooth and Nidd Minaj bready stuffing, or Pink Friday a dollo...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, October 24, 2011 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, October 24, 2011 - 5A POLICY From Page 1A "This (guidance) invites and requires significant input from various stakeholders - under- graduate students, graduate students, professional students, faculty, staff, community stake- holders - and we wanted to have a robust process to engage those stakeholders," Wilgus said. E. Royste...…
…Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Reflecting on the stumbling Emmys Annual television celebration feels more like a eulogy By DREW MARON For the Daily Though it aimed for a dignified tribute to television's past, the 65th Annual Primetime Emmys stumbled, thanks to CBS's notorious overabundance of commercials and its ruthlessly monitored schedule. Host Neil Patrick Harris did his best with the little ti...…
…I^y 1' , 3 '; 2t ! ' l S r F { a... .. .. .. «.. rr The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycomThursday, October 24, 2013 - SA Wolverines make hostility their own 'M' stuns Spartans on road By JAKE LOURIM Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING - Six thou- sand, one hundred and eighty- three people stood, watched and yelled. Every moment, whenever the ball hit a Michigan State pla...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 24, 2012 - 5A The poetry behind those three little words Mastering introsuection T here's never a worse time to fall in love than whenever you do. You become painfully aware of all your shortcomings, all the times you don't make your bed, comb your hair or check your teeth for food. It's a messy, weird ride. Things ANNA only get SADOVSKAYA weirder the longer you stay on: All of a sud...…
…Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com EVENT PREVIEW Author of 'Winter's Bone is co ming Woodrell and Estill rural Missouri as a backdrop on of "Winter's Bone" received the which to weave his tales. Grand Jury Prize for a dramatic to share respective Shaped by his experiences, film and the Waldo Salt Screen- Woodrell's books wrestle with writing Award at the 2010 Sun- works at Zell series tough themes of vio...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycomTuesday, January 24, 2012 - 5 New Apple apps provide students with e-textbooks Despite growing use of e-readers, students still prefer paper textbooks By ALICIA ADAMCZYK For the Daily With the recent launch of two new iPad applications developed for the use of electronic text- books, Apple may help ease the sore backs of students luggi...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 24, 2012 - 5 UMMA frames anart with 'Fluxus' Exhibition explores the edginess of performance art By JONATHAN ODDEN DailyArts Writer You will decide to read or not read this article; having made your decision, the hap pening is over -- you've just experienced Fluxus and Fluxus Art. the Essential The University of Michigan Question of Museum of Life Gallery Art's Fluxus opening will Tomo...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 5A BAND From Page 1A in conducting from the Univer- sity of Oklahoma. Pasquale said he didn't expect a promotion, which was first pri- vately discussed about two weeks ago after the Outback Bowl. "I was shocked, I was in awe, and I was exhilarated," Pasquale said. "(It is) such an exciting piece of inform...…
…5A - Monday, February 24, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5A - Monday, February 24, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Notorious drug lord caught by wiretaps Gorbachev addresses Ukraine political reform Police use cell phone technology to find "El Chapo" CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) - After fruitlessly pursuing one of the world's top drug lords for years, authorities finally drew close to Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman using a cel...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 24, 2014 - 5A Same-sex couples marry in court Saturday Lisa Moskill and Miriam Flager embrace after being married Saturday. A couple celebrates after being married in Washtenaw County Saturday MARRIAGE From Page 1A ary 2012. Federal Judge Bernard Friedman ruled Friday against the 2004 voter-passed Michi- gan Marriage Act, writing it was unconstitutional since it did not protect gays and...…
…The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 24, 2014 -.5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - Redefining flattery ELLA ATKINS I Quadrotor ban raises serious questions he University of Michigan is an undoubtedly unique school. According to 2014 rankings from U.S. News, the University is number 29 on a list of the nation's best colleges. Recently, it's been ranked as the 15th-best party sch...…
…5 - Friday, October 24, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5 - Friday, October 24, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom FOCUS "I golta make a call." Thrills over facts in 'Kill the Messenger' ABC "Ive been drinking." The trouble with Olivia and Fitz The confusing polites of ABC's hot * drama, 'Scandal' By CHLOE GILKE Daily TV/New Media Editor "Scandal" is the most confusing show on television. I'm not talking about the con...…
…5A - Monday, November 24, 2014' The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5A - Monday, November 24, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom "Do people like me yet?" Stale'Affairs'falls flat Just ate a bag of shrooms. Get it? Wi U'lls 'Super' a smashing success New installment of ning at a very consistent 60 Reward" challenge, many frames per second. The intri- which are among the most di "Super Smash Bros." cate designs of each character f...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, March 24, 2015 — 5 TV REVIEW Marling echoes retro heartbreak Singer-songwriter’s new album takes influence from the West Coast greats By AMELIA ZAK Daily Music Editor “To find a queen without a king / They say she plays guitar and cries and sings” Legend has it that these lyrics from the famous Led Zeppelin record, “Going to California,” were written by the Robert ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, February 24, 2015 — 5 JEFF ROBERSON/AP FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2014, file photo, Brown family attorney Benjamin Crump speaks during a news conference in St. Louis County, Mo. Crump, the high-profile attorney for the family of a black teenager killed by an officer in Ferguson, Missouri, says he’s representing the parents of an unarmed Mexican man who was shot to death by police this month...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, January 24, 2017 — 5 Masterfully measured sounds of ‘La La Land’ Film’s score blends influences from historical genres into a stirring, and effective, emotional cinematic soundscape Part of the mastery of Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” is its timing. When Sebastian takes Mia — played by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, respectively — to a jazz club after she declares her hatred for...…
…ACROSS 1 *Subject of a San Francisco museum 9 Speculate 15 Intimate meeting 16 Reluctant 17 Five-pointed, say 18 Coordinated health program 19 Ticked-off state 20 Honorary law deg. 21 Debussy contemporary 22 December purchase for many 24 Singer Lenya married to Kurt Weill 26 Stood the test of time 29 Damage 30 “¿Cómo __?” 33 Egyptian city on the Nile 34 Clever 35 Laugh syllable 36 Deflategate letters 37 *Unpretentious 40 1970 Jackson 5 chart t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, September 24, 2019 — 5 What begins as an almost-threesome ends quickly in a cabin full of dead children, each missing an ear. This is the gory commencement of “American Horror Story: 1984,” the ninth installment in the long-running horror anthology series. True to its name, this season pays homage to the genre’s roots by harkening back to ’80s camp slashers like “Friday the 13th.” Whi...…
…With the word “magic” in the title, “The Magic Flute” is bound to be an exciting adventure. The famous tale by composer Amadeus Mozart details the love story of Tamino, a young traveler, and Pamina, daughter of the Queen of the Night, and the trials Tamino has to endure to rescue Pamina and be together. What made this performance magical was not fairy queens or enchanted trials, but the expert blend of cultures, stories and realities. ...…
…HAPPY THURSDAY! Enjoy the Sudoku on page 2 Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 See 44-Across 5 Bremen or Hamburg, locally 10 Fast-food order 14 Joie de vivre 15 Circus Maximus attire 16 Pizza chain started in Chicago, informally 17 Rich and Chris in a capital? 19 Pond denizen 20 Stumped 21 Fragrant hybrid 23 Billy and Minnie on a road? 27 Pub order 30 Cause harm 31 Capt.’s direction 32 Family member 33 “...…
…‘Witch’ is terrifying By JACOB RICH Senior Arts Editor A24 is quietly killing it. Do peo- ple realize how many of the great- est films of the 2010’s this New York-based distribution company has financed? None of their films make an enor- mous amount of money — the few that have done huge numbers include “Ex Machina,” my favor- ite film of 2015, and the critically acclaimed Amy Winehouse doc “Amy” — but almost all of them ar...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, November 24, 2015 — 5 TV REVIEW ‘High Castle’ proves Amazon’s acumen New dystopic series adds substance to Amazon’s lineup By DREW MARON Daily Arts Writer There’s a scene in the pilot of Amazon’s newest original drama, “The Man in the High Castle,” that will stick in your mind regardless of whether you choose to continue watching. It involves a routine traf- fic sto...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, October 24, 2016 — 5A HEY. YOU'RE DOING GREAT AND WE know you can do it. Don't give up! Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 “Handle __ care” 5 Burns with hot liquid 11 Ex-Florida governor Bush 14 “__ Ben Adhem” 15 Reacts facially to a bad joke, say 16 Chopping tool 17 What snowbirds seek in winter 19 “Mamma __!” 20 Mecca’s peninsula 21 Heat in a m...…
…Killing off a television character tends to present a strange paradox: A character’s absence can be so deeply felt that it manifests as an unsettling ghost-like presence. This is especially true of a show like “Roseanne”’s successor, “The Conners,” which has not simply lost a character, but the character. It’s true. Roseanne (Roseanne Barr, “The Roseanne Show”) — the dry, divisive, titular materfamilias who started it al...…
…5A — Thursday, January 24, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Chiara Lommer, Lanie Van Linge highlight improvement for Michigan Ronni Bernstein poured herself a cup of coffee as she pondered some decisions she probably didn’t want to make just yet. Stunned, Bernstein was faced with one question after stumbling out of the gate: How do you move forward after a nightmare like Saturday? “We could see some (doubles) li...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, September 24, 2018 — 5A ACROSS 1 Answer with attitude 5 Female WWII gp. 9 Ink cartridge color 13 “ ... calm, __ bright”: “Silent Night” 15 Stone of “La La Land” 16 Revolutionary spy Nathan 17 How canvassers usually work 19 Correct a script, say 20 Satisfied sounds 21 Golf’s “Big Easy” Ernie 22 Raised-baton strokes, in music 24 Sauce with falafel 26 Desk tray words 27 How page-turne...…
…A24 Diaries from the Chicago Int’l Film Festival: Day 4 My fourth day of the Chicago International Film Festival featured perhaps both the best and worst of what I’ll see here. At 3:45 p.m. was a press and industry screening of “The Confession,” the follow- up to Georgian director Zaza Urushadze’s Oscar-nominated “Tangerines” from a few years back. “The Confession” follows a preacher, Giorgi (Dimitri Tatishvili,...…
…I t’s 7:45 a.m. We’re walking down East Liberty Street. I have two rakes in my hand, and Shannon, my roommate, has a drawstring bag on her back that holds a spade, a fork, a hoe and a pair of shears. We’re excited, if not a little bit sheepish, about the adventure that lies ahead of us. I learned early on in my time at the University of Michigan that “wasting time,” which is broadly defined as “doing something that you aren...…
…Podcasts are the world’s most underrated form of entertainment. Originating in the mid-2000s after the debut of the original iPod, podcasts have slowly grown to become a dominant form of audio entertainment, with everything from TV recaps to political punditry to gardening. Unlike movies or TV shows, podcasts can be listened to on the go, and unlike radio, you don’t have to tune in at a specific time to listen to your favorite...…
…No, I’m not talking about the Buffybot (BuffyBot? Buffy-bot?). I’m talking about the mega-campy 1992 movie “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” that predated the hit TV show. This month marks the twentieth anniversary of Joss Whedon’s groundbreaking teen drama — 20 years of stakes and butterfly clips and refreshingly enlightened portrayals of teen and young adult life. But before Sarah Michelle Gellar breathed life into the chosen one...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, February 24, 2017 — 5 What will win: Some performances are stellar for their front-fac- ing exuberance. Even harder is keeping a vivid char- acter reserved and internal, with a complex morality bubbling and churning beneath the surface while life passes before the character’s eyes. Mahershala Ali’s Juan, the drug-dealing surrogate father to young Chi- ron in “Moonlight,” is the highligh...…
